Localized Miami: Gloria Rojas & Dustin Forman, WestCare Village South
🌴 On this episode, our host welcomes Gloria Rojas and Dustin Forman of WestCare Village South, for an engaging conversation on behavioral health, crisis response, and caring for our most vulnerable neighbors. Together they share how a national organization dating back to 1973 meets each community’s unique needs right here in South Florida—from in-home outpatient services to foster care and the fight against homelessness.
What we like to say is we’re uplifting the human spirit. And when you’re able to do that, we’re truly changing people’s lives here.
As a child, I decided that I didn’t want any child to go through what I went through. And so that’s why I’m in the role that I’m in.
🧠 In this episode, we discuss:
– WestCare’s mission and behavioral health services
– The mobile crisis response team and 1-800-HELP-YOU
– Foster care and breaking intergenerational cycles
– Homelessness and reincorporation into society
– The new Leifman mental health facility opening in 2027
– How the community can volunteer, mentor, and donate
Don’t miss this heartfelt conversation and stay tuned for future episodes featuring more of the leaders and changemakers strengthening our community.
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